I've received a copy and will check it out tonight when I get home.
You might also want to ask the mods to move this to the advertising area since it is advertising and not (directly) about
SEO traffic.
OK, I am currently going over the book and I'll write this as I go so if it seems jumpy, that would be why.
.com - while it is the best option for a domain it is not the only one. You do mention .info but said a .com would be the way to go. Sometimes a very good .org, .net, or .info (or ccTLD) would be far better than what is available in a .com. A keyword.org would do much better in search engine results than a my-keyword-forum.com ( I actually have a .org that does far better than the same domain.com with searches for Keyword and a few other common searches). Also, OHY3 with GoDaddy isn't permanent.
But, it is good you didn't spend 10 pages going over how to register a domain like some eBooks do (fluff).
phpBB / vBulliten- you say they are the way to go. Why? You might want to go into a short plus and minus for each SW (for example, SMF has built in RSS import while phpBB doesn't). You don't need to be long, maybe a feature or two that makes each one stand out.
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You're marketing to professionals. This sounds a little juvenile. Maybe change it to "strong techniques" or "unique techniques".
Not many people, especially beginners (whom this is geared towards) might not know a lot of the lingo. JV? (Page 6, I think).
The rest of the book isn't bad. It isn't intended for the absolute beginner, it seems to be more intended for the beginner webmaster who knows the basics (setting up the forum, registering a domain, getting hosting etc.). Most people here (on this forum) wouldn't benefit from it since a lot of it is close to beginner knowledge but many new webmasters and forum admins would benefit from it.